majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Galatians 2:7-8,
"They saw that I had been entrusted with the task of preaching the
gospel to the Gentiles, just as Peter had been to the Jews. For God,
who was at work in the ministry of Peter as an apostle to the Jews,
was also at work in my ministry as an apostle to the Gentiles."
Here Paul tells of the assignment of tasks God had provided Peter and
Paul. Paul was to take the gospel message to the Gentiles and Peter
was to take it to the Jews. This speaks to me of an orderly plan. The
manner in which God carries out his agenda in the world is so far over
my head, the circuit breakers start to pop when I consider it. What I
do see of God and how he accomplishes what he desires fascinates me.
Here we see a plan with a distribution of duties.
God gives certain assignments to his hand-picked people. In 1
Corinthians 12:7-11 we read, "Now to each one the manifestation of the
Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the
Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by
means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to
another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous
powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between
spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to
still another the interpretation of tongues. All these are the work of
one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he
determines." In this passage we learn that we all have our
assignments. These all work together to accomplish just what it is
that our Lord desires.
I find the intentional outworking of our God as demonstrated in his
planning, his assignments and his enabling a fascinating thing to see
worked out.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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